Introduction to organic and sustainable production practices and principles for vegetable, fruit, field, and forage crops. Introduction to organic certification, soil fertility & quality, tillage systems, crop rotation, cover crops, propagation, composting, season extension, and management of weeds, insects, & diseases in organic cropping systems.

Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hour lecture; one 2-hour lab.

Application of ecological concepts to management of horticultural and agronomic cropping systems. Overview of plant physiological ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and landscape ecology within the context of agroecosystems; special focus on the applied ecology of soil-plant-microbial interactions; discussion of current research in agroecology. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (EI)
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hour lecture; one 2-hour lab. Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 415 and 515. Comments: Offered Fall semester.
Registration Restriction(s): Student level - Undergraduate.

Application of ecological concepts to management of horticultural and agronomic cropping systems. Overview of plant physiological ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and landscape ecology within the context of agroecosystems; special focus on the applied ecology of soil-plant-microbial interactions; discussion on current research in agroecology. Contact hour distribution: 2 hour lecture; 1 2-hour lab. Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 415 and 515. Comments: Offered Fall semester.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.

Supervised experience in teaching. May involve preparation of lectures and teaching aids, preparation and supervision of laboratory exercises, evaluation of student performance, and for second-year graduate students, responsibility for course delivery.

Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

Other Instructors: Walters, Kellie Jean | Klingeman III, William E | Ross, Michael | Pulte, Andy | Spangler, Amanda Diane